HAMILTON, Montana ‚ÄĒ A criminal endangerment charge against a woman sitting behind bars in the Ravalli County jail is stirring debate. Here‚Äôs the question: Should someone who is pregnant, and abusing drugs, be prosecuted for criminally endangering the life of her unborn baby? The story starts at the Ravalli County Adult Detention Center where a [‚Ä¶]

HAMILTON - A criminal endangerment charge against a woman sitting behind bars in the Ravalli County jail is stirring debate. The story starts at the Ravalli County Adult Detention Center where a pregnant 21-year-old Casey Allen is awaiting for trial. Her bail is set at $100,000.

A group known as the Montana Reproductive Rights Coalition sent out a press release on Monday arguing that Ravalli County Deputy Attorney Thorin Geist acted unconstitutionally when he charged 21-year-old Casey Allen in August with criminal endangerment for putting her fetus at risk after she tested positive for illegal drugs the day before.

HAMILTON ‚ÄĒ A man who lost his western Montana ranch in a 1979 divorce and spent more than 20 years in prison for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the case is now charged with threatening to kidnap the current owners and showing up at the property to ‚Äútake back the ranch,‚ÄĚ Ravalli County court records said.

A man's middle-of-the-night attempt to escape from a western Montana jail ended with him retreating through the ductwork and surrendering so his fellow inmates could get some sleep, Ravalli County prosecutors said.

A man who lost his western Montana ranch in a 1979 divorce and spent more than 20 years in prison for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the case is now charged with threatening to kidnap the current owners and showing up at the property to "take back the ranch," Ravalli County court records said.